FAQ’s
ITNAmerica (ITN) is the first and only national nonprofit transportation system for America’s aging population.
The ITN model creates an efficient and financially sustainable solution to the transportation needs of older adults and visually challenged people. As ITN Members, older people maintain their independence and dignity
They:
- Continue to be part of the economic and social health of their communities
- Feel empowered
- Stay connected to family, friends and community
- Remain valuable customers of area businesses
- Help their adult children find relief from a daunting and complex problem
ITNCentralOklahoma understands that older people want to do much more than go to the doctor or the grocery store. For this reason, the service may be used for any purpose, without restriction, in the ITNCentralOklahoma service area. For example, ITNCentralOklahoma members often use the service to attend religious services, to get their hair done, to shop at the mall, and to visit loved ones in hospitals and nursing homes.
The Road Scholarship Program is primarily funded by volunteers who donate transportation credits earned when they drive others. Eligibility standards are set locally, and riders who meet the standards are eligible for a scholarship to help cover some of the cost of their rides.
Local government may support transportation for older adults and people with mobility challenges through the Community Road Scholarship program. Volunteers donate credits to fund the local government’s Road Scholarship program and the local government supports people who need transportation without increasing the tax burden.
Merchants such as supermarkets and shopping malls and service providers such as lawyers or accountants help to pay for rides. The payment is electronically integrated into ITNRides™ technology so there are no stamps or stickers for consumers to collect. It is a consumer-friendly paperless system. Please contact us and we will mail you an application form.
Health providers help to pay for rides, similar to Ride & Shop. Please contact us and we will send you an application form.
Automobiles depreciate in value and when older people have vehicles they can no longer drive, the ITN CarTrade™ program helps them convert this depreciating capital asset into a fund to pay for their rides. The vehicle is traded to the ITN in exchange for ride credits. In a way, CarTrade™ allows people to continue to benefit from their automobiles. Participation in CarTrade™ is a benefit of ITN membership, and there is no charge.
Adult children, family members and friends may give the gift of independence by purchasing an ITN gift certificate for the active older adults they love. Contact us to buy a gift certificate.
In addition to the satisfaction of supporting a much-needed transportation service, membership brings with it the right to use the service if you are an older adult or person with a mobility challenge. Members receive a quarterly newsletter, an annual birthday credit of $5.00 and free participation in the CarTrade™ and other ITN programs.
Community organizations such as churches, assisted living facilities, and healthcare providers may contract with ITNCentralOklahoma to provide transportation services. Once a month, ITNCentralOklahoma sends a statement to the organization to pay for the rides that the members take. Community organizations that participate in Ride Services also help to support ITNCentralOklahoma.
Members of the community may donate vehicles to ITNCentralOklahoma. Car Donation and CarTrade™ are the primary ways ITNCentralOklahoma acquires vehicles for service.
The Personal Transportation Account™ is one of the core business innovations of the ITN system because it allows an ITNCentralOklahoma member to store transportation assets in various forms – either as a credit or as cash. Credits may be earned as a volunteer driver, by trading a car for rides through the CarTrade™ program, as a birthday credit, or as a referral credit. Cash may come from pre-payment, gift certificates, co-payments from participating merchants and healthcare providers, or from Ride Services accounts. ITN is a cashless system. Members who ride receive a statement once a month detailing the rides they have taken. Volunteer drivers also have Personal Transportation Accounts to store their credits and receive statements detailing their accumulated balances.
This is an annual outreach event to the families of those who need or use ITNCentralOklahoma service. ITNCentralOklahoma asks the adult children or families of those who use the service to support the program by becoming members.
As an ITNAmerica Affiliate, ITNCentralOklahoma may use up to 50 percent of public funds in the first 7 years of service. Because ITNCentralOklahoma does not want to compete with public transportation for scarce taxpayer dollars, it seeks to supplement public transportation by working directly with members, their families, and their communities to access private resources.
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